{
  "id": 3474573,
  "title": "Promised one bride, married to another: Not ‘looteri dulhan gang’ says Gujarat HC granting bail to marriage bureau operator",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/promised-one-bride-married-to-another-not-looteri-dulhan-gang-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T09:25:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-hc-bail-woman-marriage-bureau-looteri-dulhan-10850285/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Gujarat High Court granted bail to Kavita Soni, a woman accused of running a marriage bureau involved in a fraud case, despite the allegations suggesting she was part of an organized criminal syndicate known as the \"looteri dulhan gang.\" The court emphasized that Kavita was not part of such a gang, merely solemnizing a marriage with another woman. The case revolved around Rs 5.10 lakh allegedly collected as brokerage by Kavita and her husband for arranging a marriage, but the nephew ended up marrying a different woman. The court found that Kavita's role in the matter was limited to facilitating the marriage, and she was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 25,000 with one surety, as the investigation was complete and there were no further grounds for detention.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Gujarat High Court grants bail to Kavita Soni",
    "Kavita not part of 'looteri dulhan gang'",
    "Case revolves around Rs 5.10 lakh marriage brokerage"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}